Updated 5:01 pm CST, Monday, January 21, 2019 University of Oklahoma President, James Gallogly, addresses the media at the school in Norman, Okla., Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, to talk about a video that showed an OU student wearing black face. Two OU students have voluntarily withdrawn from the school after one appeared in the video posted on social media wearing black face paint and using a racial epithet, Gallogly said Monday. (Doug Hoke/The Oklahoman via AP) less University of Oklahoma President, James Gallogly, addresses the media at the school in Norman, Okla., Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, to talk about a video that showed an OU student wearing black face. Two OU students ... more Photo: Doug Hoke, AP Photo: Doug Hoke, AP Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Image 1 of 3 University of … [Read more...] about Two students leave Oklahoma University over blackface video

By Paul Premack Published 4:54 pm CST, Monday, January 21, 2019 Dear Mr. Premack: I live in San Antonio. My mom is self-pay at a nursing home outside of Houston. I am the agent for my mom under her durable power of attorney -- but the nursing home insisted they keep my mom's legal documents. I need to do some business for her, as her agent, and I did not keep a copy of the documents for myself during the pressure of leaving mom under their care. I am having trouble getting them to give me the documents. What can be done? The original legal documents do not belong to, and do not belong at, the nursing facility. I am frankly surprised that they want the liability of holding your mother’s, or any of their resident’s, legal documents. You should call the nursing home administrator directly to discuss the issue. Further, your mother (assuming that she is well enough to do so) should instruct the administrator to return the original documents to her. To … [Read more...] about When the Nursing Facility Keeps Resident’s Original Legal Documents

Rod Beard The Detroit News Published 5:57 PM EST Jan 21, 2019 Washington, D.C. — Growing up in Kentucky, Pistons coach Dwane Casey was familiar with the Civil Rights Movement and the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to garner equal rights in the United States. King worked to create opportunities for all people and with the Pistons playing on the holiday to commemorate the King’s work, Casey reflected on the significance of the day. He recalled the inequities and people hurling racial epithets toward him. “Being from the South, my age group, I grew up when there was segregation. I grew up in an all-black elementary school and changed schools when I was in the fifth grade and had to fight every day in my first month of school,” Casey recalled. “The good thing about that is that the same guys I was fighting who were calling me the words are some of my best friends today, through sports. Playing on the same team, they saw I wasn’t an animal or … [Read more...] about Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact special for Pistons coach Dwane Casey

By Julian Gill Published 1:16 pm CST, Monday, January 21, 2019 PHOTOS: Houston talk radio host catches heat for tweets mocking son's robotics competition Conservative radio host Jesse Kelly caught some heat on social media over the weekend for a series of tweets that apparently mocked his son's robotics tournament in the Houston area. He told Chron.com on Monday that he's "not sorry even a little bit" because he was joking. >>> See the backlash he faced online less PHOTOS: Houston talk radio host catches heat for tweets mocking son's robotics competition Conservative radio host Jesse Kelly caught some heat on social media over the weekend for a series of tweets that ... more Photo: Twitter Photo: Twitter Image 1 of / 23 Caption Close Image 1 of … [Read more...] about ‘I’m not sorry’: Houston radio host who mocked Robotics tourney stands by his tweets